Luxor Hot-Air Balloon – VIP
From€50 per person
Luxor by Van
The experience
Before sunrise our small minivan leaves Hurghada and crosses the desert towards the Nile. By mid-morning you are standing among the giant columns of Karnak, where your French-speaking guide brings the pharaohs back to life. After lunch you cross to the West Bank: the painted tombs of the Valley of the Kings, the terraces of Queen Hatshepsut’s temple and the Colossi of Memnon watching over the fields. A long day, and one you will never forget.
Duration~17 h (04:00–21:00)
RunsTuesday & Thursday
Pickup04:00–05:00 Hurghada hotel
PriceFrom €80 · Per person
Children0–4 yrs +€20 · 5–7 yrs 50% off · 8+ adult
About the places you'll visit
The story behind each stop, so you arrive knowing what you're looking at.
Karnak Templec. 2000–30 BC2–3 hours
The largest temple complex ever built. For about 2,000 years, some 30 pharaohs added gates, halls and obelisks to honour the god Amun.
- The Great Hypostyle Hall has 134 giant columns, the tallest about 21 m
- The obelisk of Queen Hatshepsut is one of the tallest still standing in Egypt
- A sacred lake where priests purified themselves
- A sound and light show runs in the evening
Valley of the Kingsc. 1539–1075 BC2–3 hours
After the pyramid age, New Kingdom pharaohs were buried in hidden tombs cut deep into this desert valley on the West Bank.
- More than 60 tombs have been found
- Howard Carter found the tomb of Tutankhamun here in 1922
- Tutankhamun’s mummy is still in his tomb
- The general ticket includes 3 tombs; Tutankhamun and Seti I cost extra
- No photos in some tombs – ask your guide
Temple of Hatshepsutc. 1470 BC1 hour
The terraced temple of Hatshepsut, one of the few women who ruled Egypt as pharaoh, built against the cliffs of Deir el-Bahari.
- She ruled for about 20 years
- Reliefs show her trading expedition to the land of Punt
- Three terraces rising to the cliff face
Colossi of Memnonc. 1350 BC15 minutes
Two giant seated statues of Amenhotep III, about 18 m high, the last guards of his vanished temple.
- After an earthquake in 27 BC one statue "sang" at dawn, and Greek and Roman tourists came to hear it
- Free to visit, a short photo stop
Included
- Minivan
- all entrance tickets
- French-speaking guide
- buffet lunch. Karnak
- Valley of the Kings
- Hatshepsut
- Colossi of Memnon
Not included
- Nile cruise
- drinks
- water
Hotel transfer is included inside Hurghada. Supplement for hotels in El Gouna +€20, Makadi +€15, Sahl Hasheesh +€10 (per 1–3 people).
From€802 × Adults · €160